One small nitpick, people can think in economic terms while looking at
human rights by using utility functions and utility theory.
Essentially, you should aim to maximise your own utility, whether your
utility is defined by maximal wealth or by some other less tangible
value.
This presumes all values can be represented in one linear scale. (I
don't think that is true for most people.) It presumes one has an
answer to the question, "How much money is your freedom worth?"
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Dr Richard Stallman
President, Free Software Foundation
51 Franklin St
Boston MA 02110
USA
www.fsf.org, www.gnu.org
Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software.